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Although he recently made waves as the dude who was -- by his own estimation -- "too rich and too famous" for I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!, Spencer Pratt's been causing controversy on The Hills as far back as we can remember. And while he swears he's changed for good this time (we'll believe it when we see it), the perennial pot-stirrer has just received the ultimate (dis)honor: a nod for Best Villain!

"I'm nominated for teen choice award for best Villain!" Pratt twittered late yesterday afternoon, adding: "I want to start being a HERO so I won't be upset if you don't vote for me!"

Then again, he won't be surprised if you do.

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Tags Ed Westwick, Gossip Girls, Heroes, Michael Rosenbaum, Polls, Smallville, Spencer Pratt, Ugly Betty, Vanessa Williams, Zarachy Quinto

• Apparently things got pretty "Ugly" between Lindsay Lohan and America Ferrara on the Betty set. Supposedly, Lindsay's 6-episode run was cut short due to her over-the-top diva-like behavior. Hard to believe, we know. (Usmagazine.com)

• Oh, and did we mention that as a result of the (supposed) America fracas, LiLo is now totally unhirable? Geez, who knew Ugly Betty was, like, the Godfather of Tinseltown? (MSNBC)

• Meanwhile, Will Ferrell reprises his W. impression to endorse a reluctant Sarah Palin (i.e. Tina Fey) on last night's SNL. (E! Online)

• Fluish Gossip girl Taylor Momsen is almost all better from her crazy throat disorder. (SF Gate)

• Rachael Ray describes John McCain as a "militant" chef. "He was so passionate about the cooking process that he was militant," she says. "He has specific rules about everything!" (NY Daily News)

• Did you watch the Stylista series premiere last night?? Yeah, neither did we. But apparently, all the future Elle wannabes are sucky in different ways! (TV Watch)

Tags America Ferrara, Gossip Girl, John McCain, Lindsay Lohan, Rachael Ray, Sarah Palin, Saturday Night Live, Stylista, Taylor Momsen, Ugly Betty, Will Ferrell

• Despite the fact that Chuck Bass (and, by extension, Ed Westwick) is the epitome of awesomeness, it appears that some women are impervious to his (their?) charms. And by "some" we mean a certain "leggy brunette" who (inexplicably!) responded to Westwick's persistent overtures by turning around and shouting "All right - enough out of you!" (NY Daily News)

• "Which Gossip Guy would you date?" Usmagazine.com wants to know. Your options are (a) Chuck, (b) Nate or (c) Dan, although we would have added in a fourth choice: (d) Does it even matter? (Usmagazine.com)

• Hot-but-unknown actor Luke Grimes is reportedly in talks to pay William Walker's illegitimate son, Ryan on Brothers & Sisters. (E! Online)

• Meanwhile, what's up with all the celeb cameos this year? This week in sitcom-land, Nicole Richie guest-stars on Chuck, Lindsay Lohan reprises her role as Ugly Betty's high school nemesis and Katie Holmes drops in on Eli Stone. (Philly.com)

• Speaking of which, Sarah Palin's guest-appearance on this weekend's SNL yielded the show's highest ratings in over a decade. Presumably, this has something to do with Palin's influence over the elusive Joe Six-Pack demographic. (WaPo)

Tags Chace Crawford, Chuck Bass, Dan Humphrey, Ed Westwick, Eli Stone, Gossip Girl, Joe Six-Pack, Katie Holmes, Lindsay Lohan, Luke Grimes, Nate Archibald, Nicole Richie, Penn Badgley, Sarah Palin, Saturday Night Live, Ugly Betty

+ Actress American Ferrara is angry at shows like Gossip Girl for portraying women as manipulative shrews and thereby "conditioning" girls to be mean. As opposed to, say, educational programing like Ugly Betty, which sends the positive/uplifting message that everyone who works in fashion (except the nerdy executive assistant!) is a conniving, size-zero biotch. (Fox News)

+ Breaking: JLo has dropped out of the Project Runway finale due to some completely unrelated foot injury! Host/mentor/thesaurus Tim Gunn will be taking her place. (Access Hollywood)

+ Meanwhile, Nina Garcia has no frickin' clue what's going on. (E! Online)

+ Next week's 90210 to reveal the identity of Kelly's baby-daddy! (TV Watch)

+ Tyra Banks, Kelly Ripa among New York's best -- and fiercest! -- dressers. (Usmagazine.com)

Tags 90210, Jennifer Lopez, JLo, Kelly Ripa, Kelly Taylor, Nina Garcia, Project Runway, Tyra Banks, Ugly Betty

• Is 90210 ushering in a new spinoff era? Rumor has it Leisha Hailey is starring in a new L Word offshoot! (Popwatch)

• Meanwhile, is The Wonder Years getting a new 80's-centric remake of its own?? (Perez Hilton)

• And is Brandon Walsh the next Teen Wolf? (Scandalist)

• Is Kim Kardashian the next Heidi Montag? (PopEater)

• Will Top Model judge Nigel Barker be a top dad? (Usmagazine.com)

• Does Jerry Seinfeld's Microsoft spot need its own laugh track? (E! Online)

• And will Adriana Lima be helping to beautify Ugly Betty? (People)

Tags 90210, Adriana Lima, America's Next Top Model, Jason Priestley, Jerry Seinfeld, Kim Kardashian, Nigel Barker, Reality Check, Teen WOlf, The L Word, The Wonder Years, Ugly Betty